Rotten
Funniest moments? The outtakes during the closing credits. I rest my case.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Zookeeper
Don't talk to the animals...unless they talk to you first.
2011 · 1h 42m · PG
Comedy, Family, Romance
Directed by
Frank Coraci
Overview
Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but he's more comfortable with the animals than with females of his own species as proven by his failed marriage proposal to the self-absorbed Stephanie several years ago. The animals have listened to Griffin pine over her for years and, after she reappears in his life, they decide to help Griffin rekindle the relationship and become the alpha male she wants him to be. They inadvertently reveal their secret ability to talk and, after Griffin's initial shock, teach him the rules of courtship, animal-style. Surprisingly, the animals' advice really works and Griffin is about to get everything he's ever dreamed of--or is he?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
13%
Tomatometer
Rotten
I think there should be a subdivision of the ASPCA -- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Audiences.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
Did we mention that things just go better with Kevin James? Well-trodden comedy hooks become strangely more amusing. Goofball physical shtick elicits broader smiles. The bumblingly stupid is made endearing.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
Will most audiences mind this? Probably not. Should they? Of course. They deserve better and frankly, so does Kevin James.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
Unfortunately, nobody had the good sense to call the comedy authorities and shut this Zookeeper down.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
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